"They call me Mellow Yellow (Quite rightly)" - Donovan, 1966. Not however being mad about, as in Donovan's case, Saffron but rather the trees from my Autumn woodland walkabout.
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Beeches and oaks in yellows and golds in mellow Autumn sunshine; the beauty of the season.
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Everything glows in the low angled sunlight.
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It's all about illumination...
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... and contrast.
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... oh and chestnuts that abound in plentiful bounty.